VOL. XXXII

NO. 30

1-MAY-1989

SAUDI ARABIA

King Fahd Backs Pro Rata Share-Out of Any Quota Increase

King Fahd of Saudi Arabia has come out in favor of sharing out any increasein OPEC's production ceiling among all the member countries on a pro rata basis.In a statement published in two Saudi dailies and carried by the officialSaudi Press Agency (SPA) on 26 April, the Saudi ruler warned that OPEC shouldapproach a decision to increase output warily "in order to avoid anynegative moves which might...